karaoke superstar finals

Poppy sang her heart out in the rain today at the Motueka A&P Show stage where the Tasman Karaoke Superstar Finals were being held. All the winners from the different regional heats got together for a karaoke sing-off and Poppy took out the Junior Champion prize.  She sang a Lady GaGa Tribute and Sweet About …

Snow White the Pantomime

Poppy’s first theatre performance at the Theatre Royal was a fabulous success with three sold out shows and three others almost full! Poppy loved every second of every rehearsal and totally blended in with the wonderful theatre people we met. I made several awesome new friends in the process too. A little note about the …

wave rave glow party

Poppy has really loved going to our local Aquatic Centre’s Wave Raves on Friday nights.  It’s a riot of colour & music along with splashing and swimming fun with hundreds of other kids.  The lifeguards are amazing and run ‘holiday-programme’ style games and competitions – often with prizes and sweets. Wave Rave Nelson facebook page …

opera in the park

Apart from a little rain in the beginning, we all had a fabulous time at this year’s Opera in the Park.  Poppy drew a couple of pictures of the proceedings and ended up asleep on my lap by the end…. unfortunately missing the fireworks! Our favourite was definitely the Topp Twins…. so funny.  We also enjoyed GranJan’s …